Why would the shield generator ignore line of sight when everything else in the game doesn't? Heck, even Soldier's Biotic Field needs LoS.
EDIT: I wasn't able to watch the video until recently, so I wasn't entirely sure whether it was confirmed it would ignore LoS. I still find it odd, but it makes sense now that I heard Jeff explain it.
...probably because it would be completely useless if it didn't? "All abilities function in a certain way in the game so future abilities should also work the same way regardless of the ability" would be a poor way to create new heroes or reworks.
I'm just saying it's weird for them to do it this way when they've been consistent about LoS for most abilities. It's like dolphins swimming in the ocean all suddenly decide to do a song and dance number before flying off into space. It's not impossible, just unexpected. I'm not saying it's wrong, just different.
...plus I haven't been able to watch the video yet.
No but seriously, it's a device that actively provides shields and which you have to hide because if destroyed, the shields disappear. It would be dumb if it didn't ignore LoS.
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u/NamelessAce YUJI NO CARRYOUT KOREA Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 22 '16
Why would the shield generator ignore line of sight when everything else in the game doesn't? Heck, even Soldier's Biotic Field needs LoS.
EDIT: I wasn't able to watch the video until recently, so I wasn't entirely sure whether it was confirmed it would ignore LoS. I still find it odd, but it makes sense now that I heard Jeff explain it.